Sooner or later, there will be a time when every bodybuilder or athlete will need to stop their anabolic steroid use, this will require some Post Cycle therapy.

There are many different “cycles” that steroid users employ in order to reach their own personal pinnacles of muscular development and peak performance levels.

By far, the most important cycle for any anabolic steroid user is the Post Cycle.

Careful planning and timing is involved for the successful restoration of the body’s own testosterone production. The longer your steroid cycle, the longer will be the time it will take for your body to renew its production of natural testosterone.

When a man takes a supplemental form of testosterone, or other anabolic steroid, this will cause the pituitary gland to suppress the endogenous production of testosterone. When on a cycle, the athlete will never lack the androgen’s needed by his body because he is supplying them externally.

The problem starts when the cycle ends. The hypothalamus and the pituitary gland cannot immediately restart once the external intake of the androgen’s has stopped.

As a result, it is not uncommon for past anabolic steroid users to exhibit clinical symptoms of hypogonadism either acutely, immediately following steroid cessation, or chronically because of repeated, long steroid cycles with no restoration therapy.

The hypothalamus and pituitary gland need stimulation to signal the restart of the internal production of testosterone.

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The time it takes for the body to naturally regain its normal functions depends upon several important factors:

The amount of time that the athlete was on the steroids (duration of use).

The strength of the steroids he was taking.

His natural testosterone production prior to steroid use (baseline laboratory values).

His age and overall health.

Previous PCT regimens and restoration attempts.

The elapsed time from the last steroid use.

Leaving the body to naturally regain its natural hormonal functions can be dangerous and place a man in a hypogonadal state that requires medical attention. Also, the longer there is suppression of his natural testosterone, the more muscle he will lose.

Following a Post Cycle Therapy ensures that the body regains its normal production of testosterone quickly, and the gains from the steroid cycle, are retained.

Men should always remember that they should not expect Post Cycle Therapy to miraculously return their testosterone levels to what they originally were, before using steroids.

They should also remember that in case they have injured their natural testosterone production beyond repair, then no Post Cycle Therapy plan can help them. This person’s only other treatment option is Testosterone Replacement Therapy.

If a man has followed a steroid cycle responsibly, only then will Post Cycle Therapy allow restoration of his natural testosterone production.